Rep. Maura Hirschauer
Filed: 5/15/2025
 
 
 




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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1950 


2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1950 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

4    "Section 5. The Sanitary Food Preparation Act is amended 
5by adding Section 10.2 as follows:

6    (410 ILCS 650/10.2 new)
7    Sec. 10.2. Meal kit or ready-to-eat meal distribution 
8facility; local health department.    
9    (a) In this Section:
10    "Meal kit" means pre-portioned raw ingredients or cooked 
11ingredients packaged and provided to the consumer for 
12preparation. "Meal kit" does not include food collected, 
13prepared, stored, packaged, or distributed by (i) a nonprofit 
14organization that is an establishment inspected by the 
15Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Meat and Poultry 
16Inspection or (ii) a distribution agency working at the 
 
 
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1direction of the nonprofit organization to provide food to 
2low-income individuals at no cost.
3    "Ready-to-eat meal" means a fully cooked meal that is 
4packaged and ready for immediate consumption or short-term 
5reheating. "Ready-to-eat meal" does not include food 
6collected, prepared, stored, packaged, or distributed by (i) a 
7nonprofit organization that is an establishment inspected by 
8the Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Meat and Poultry 
9Inspection or (ii) a distribution agency working at the 
10direction of the nonprofit organization to provide food to 
11low-income individuals at no cost.
12    (b) If a meal kit or ready-to-eat meal distribution 
13facility is engaged in the collection, storage, packaging, or 
14distribution of meal kits direct to consumers, then that 
15facility is subject to all provisions of this Act and rules 
16adopted under this Act for food establishments. 
17Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the local 
18health department where a food distribution facility is 
19located shall have the power to enforce and observe the rules 
20and orders of the Department of Public Health or the local 
21health department and the provisions of this Section. A local 
22health department or certified local health department may 
23establish and assess a fee for any inspection it conducts at 
24meal kit and ready-to-eat meal distribution facilities if the 
25fee for the inspection is not included in the fee for the 
26operating license or permit. Meal kit and ready-to-eat meal 
 
 
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1distribution facilities shall pay inspection fees within 30 
2days from the date of the inspection to the local health 
3department or certified local health department that conducted 
4the inspection. Meal kit and ready-to-eat meal distribution 
5facilities that do not pay inspection fees on a timely basis 
6shall be considered not in compliance with this Act. Late fees 
7may be applied to inspection fees not paid on a timely basis in 
8accordance with local ordinances or policy.
9    (c) Meal kit and ready-to-eat meal distribution facilities 
10must follow the following requirements for temperature 
11control, food safety inspections, food labeling requirements, 
12delivery, and transparency:
13        (1) Foods that require time and temperature control 
14 for safety shall be maintained and transported at holding 
15 temperatures according to the Department's administrative 
16 rules to ensure the food's safety and limit microorganism 
17 formation.
18        (2) Meal kit and ready-to-eat meal providers must use 
19 temperature-controlled packaging to maintain food safety 
20 during transit. All providers must maintain temperature 
21 logs for meal kits or ready-to-eat meals in transit. 
22 Temperature logs shall be provided to the local health 
23 department or the Department of Public Health upon 
24 request.
25        (3) Facilities that prepare and distribute meal kits 
26 and ready-to-eat meals are subject to health inspections 
 
 
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1 in accordance with standards for food establishments. 
2 Facilities that prepare and distribute meal kits and 
3 ready-to-eat meals are subject to health inspections in 
4 accordance with the inspection frequency prescribed for 
5 the relative risks of causing foodborne illness in the 
6 Department's administrative rules.
7        (4) All meal kits and ready-to-eat meals must be 
8 labeled in accordance with the requirements for packaged 
9 foods in the Department's standards for food 
10 establishments.
11        (5) Meal kits and ready-to-eat meals shall be 
12 delivered within 48 hours of preparation and must be 
13 packaged with temperature-controlled materials, including 
14 ice packs or insulated containers, to maintain safe food 
15 temperatures.
16        (6) Meal kits and ready-to-eat meal providers must 
17 publish on their websites the registering local health 
18 department, inspection findings, certifications, and 
19 compliance with local, State, and federal food safety 
20 regulation on their website or consumer-facing platforms.
21    (d) The Department of Public Health may adopt any rules it 
22deems necessary for the implementation, administration, and 
23enforcement of this Section.".